I write in order to make the little voices in my head go away. Thus far it hasn't worked.
Douglas WilsonIn Acts 14:1, we are told, "At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed." This is what should be sought in Christian schools, not just teaching, but effective teaching. Christian content alone is insufficient. It must be presented in a certain way, and that way cannot be reduced to technique. Nevertheless, God has graciously made it possible to bring people the truth by how the truth is presented.
Douglas WilsonWhether the Bible is Law or Gospel depends on the spiritual condition of the one hearing it. If someone is regenerate and loves God, then the whole Bible is Gospel to him. If someone is unregenerate and hates God, the whole Bible is Law to him, the whole thing condemns him.
Douglas WilsonIt's a character I've created. Actually, that's pretty much the opposite of me, off a farm in the Midwest.
Douglas WilsonBut for you to make this move would reveal the two fundamental tenets of true atheism. One: There is no God. Two: I hate Him.
Douglas WilsonLiars are experts in chopping logic and missing the truth slightly - 'Did God say not to eat from any tree?' In order to pin a liar down, words must be defined in the most careful manner available.
Douglas WilsonI believe firmly in plodding. Productivity is more a matter of diligent, long-distance hiking than it is one-hundred-yard dashing. Doing a little bit now is far better than hoping to do a lot on the morrow. So redeem the fifteen minute spaces. Chip away at it.
Douglas WilsonA man penetrates, conquers, colonizes, plants. A woman receives, surrenders, accepts.
Douglas WilsonYou don't have the right to be left alone with that abortion decision. The child is present...you are not alone.
Douglas WilsonImmodest and attractive is easy. Modest and repulsive is easy too. But modest and attractive is an art form.
Douglas WilsonHonor must start in the heart, but if it ends there, it isn’t honor. Honor must be expressed through words, symbols, actions, or gestures. Honor is among the most incarnational of the virtues. It must have feet and hands.
Douglas WilsonThe TSA must think we're mushrooms. You know, the way they are trying to keep us in the dark, and the way they keep feeding us a fertilizing agent that comes from the south end of a north-bound cow.
Douglas WilsonA great reformation and revival-it will happen the same way the early Christians conquered Rome. Their program of conquest consisted largely of two elements: gospel preaching and being eaten by lions, a strategy that has not yet captured the imagination of the the contemporary church.
Douglas WilsonIf no God, mankind is a set of bi-pedal carbon units of mostly water. And nothing else
Douglas WilsonBeing in the design industry, I've tended to meet more people who are affected by HIV and AIDS.
Douglas WilsonWhether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer.
Douglas WilsonStories in themselves are not automatically good; it has to be the right kind of story told by the right kind of person.
Douglas WilsonPace yourself in your reading. A little bit every day really adds up. If you read during sporadic reading jags, the fits and starts will not get you anywhere close to the amount of reading you will need to do. It is far better to walk a mile a day than to run five miles every other month. Make time for reading, and make a daily habit of it, even if it is a relatively small daily habit.
Douglas WilsonBecome the kind of person the kind of person you would like to marry would like to marry.
Douglas WilsonIf you keep the law of God, you are not described in Scripture as a pinched legalist, but rather as happy (Prov. 29:18).
Douglas WilsonHow would you describe the spiritual aroma of your home? The source of this aroma is the relationship between husband and wife. Many can fake an attempt at keeping God’s standards in some external way. What we cannot fake is the resulting, distinctive aroma of pleasure to God. Most marriage books address the mere externals of marriage, without seeking to understand the heart issues. Godly marriages proceed from an obedient heart, and the greatest desire of an obedient heart is the glory of God, not the happiness of the household.
Douglas WilsonDesigning is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?
Douglas WilsonWe cannot pursue a classical and Christian education as a fad. We are not purchasing intellectual hula hoops for the kids.
Douglas WilsonGod gave us minds to think with and hearts to thank with. Instead we use our hearts to think about the world as we would like it to have been, and we use our minds to come up with rationalizations for our ingratitude. We are a murmuring, discontented, unhappy, ungrateful people. And because we think we want salvation from our discontents.
Douglas WilsonTo say that someone is a conservative does not tell us what he is interested in conserving.
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